Haroun-al-Raschid
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The king, allow me to tell you, dear sister, was thinking no more about you than about Haroun-al-Raschid, or his Vizier Giaffar, and was talking geography.
From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre
For example, the length of a degree on the Earth's surface, as determined by the Arabian astronomers shortly after the death of Haroun-al-Raschid, was fifty-six of their miles.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Spencer, Herbert
Relics of this villa and garden still remain to attest their former beauty, and indicate that this Indian king lived in a magnificence resembling that of the far-famed court of the caliph Haroun-al-Raschid.
From Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III by Morris, Charles
Thus spake the merchant; and Said, strong as was his desire to see his father once more, rejoiced at the prospect of seeing Bagdad and its famous ruler, Haroun-al-Raschid.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Hauff, Wilhelm
If the old San Francisco was indeed so far superior to the new, then Bagdad in the days of Haroun-al-Raschid would have been but a dull prairie town, compared with it.
From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Street, Julian
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